PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Board has determined that the appeal is not ready for final decision and has been remanded to allow for additional evidence to be reviewed by the RO.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and back conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's PTSD with general teeth erosion, abrasion, and abfraction resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from March 22, 2018 to June 13, 2021. The Board denied a higher evaluation as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pericarditis due to a lack of current disability during the pendency of his claim.,The Board has also remanded issues regarding whether new and material evidence has been received in order to reopen claims for hypertension, PTSD, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's TBI residuals are rated at 10 percent, effective from the date of the July 2023 rating decision. The Veteran also has service connection for PTSD and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating determinations have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of these issues.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all remaining issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD was denied as the evidence did not show he is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of PTSD, lumbosacral strain with IVDS, and right lower extremity radiculopathy have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. A TDIU is granted, but the claim for an increased rating for his back disability must be remanded to obtain relevant VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD is granted, with the effective date set at August 27, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to require regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder are rated at a 30 percent disability rating from May 19, 2014, to November 20, 2018. The decision does not specify an effective date for the granted rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes, tinnitus, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, have precluded him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of hearing loss and the evidence did not support a finding that his hearing loss began during or is related to service.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis was granted based on presumed exposure to burn pits in Southwest Asia, as part of the PACT Act.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective July 29, 2018. Service connection for left shoulder condition and low back condition are granted.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety, and Major Depression as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, chloracne, carpal tunnel syndromes, peripheral neuropathies, right wrist fracture, tinnitus, and coronary artery disease, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to June 19, 2023. Effective from June 19, 2023, the Veteran is in receipt of a combined schedular rating of 100 percent for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded.,An effective date prior to September 27, 2021, for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 7, 2020, for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied.,Service connection for Hepatitis C was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for SMC at the (k) rate due to loss of use of hands and feet was denied as he does not have loss of use of a hand or foot such that he has no effective function remaining other than what would be equally well served by an amputation stump with prosthesis.